ICYMI: Three decades of amazing Michelle Boag headlines
6 July – 13 July
Brexit campaigners pledge to bring ‘mischief, mayhem and guerrilla warfare’ to NZ election
After previously stonewalling inquiries on the matter, Leave.EU ‘bad boy’ Arron Banks has told a UK newspaper he is sending a team to New Zealand to work on Winston Peters’ NZ First campaign.
The insider: Three decades of amazing Michelle Boag headlines
Has Michelle Boag finally gone too far? It won’t be the first time the question has been asked of New Zealand’s infamous right-wing PR consultant.
NZ news giant Stuff quits Facebook ‘until further notice’
The biggest news site in New Zealand, and the country’s fifth biggest site overall, Stuff has embarked on an experiment in dropping the use of Facebook and Instagram. It has been launched ‘in the context of the international Boycott Facebook movement’, according to a memo leaked to The Spinoff.
Grazing boards and frozen grapes: A review of Simone Anderson’s cookbook
If you’ve ever wondered what influencers have to offer to the world, look no further than Simone Anderson’s new recipe book So Delish!, which will revolutionise the way you put things on plates and in freezers.
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- D. Imlach, Spinoff Member
The two-step plan to becoming as happy as Simon Bridges
Step one: become leader of the opposition. Step two: get rolled as leader of the opposition. Because no one is as happy as Simon Bridges with a baby yak.
The quiet hours: in praise of supermarket serenity
For one hour a week the supermarket lights are dimmed and the music stops. And it’s a kind of triumph, writes Michelle Langstone.
Idea: Put up more statues – of New Zealanders who deserve them
As the settler government did in the late 1800s, it’s high time we erected a bunch of new monuments to the great people of this country (and maybe take some of the stink ones down).
The year’s most entertaining ad complaints rubbished by the ASA
From eggplant emojis and twerking llamas to sweaty anthropomorphic butts, we present some of the most fascinating, hilarious and outrageous complaints dismissed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) from 2019 to now.
The Spinoff invites our readers to a special event with Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
The effects of Covid-19 are often hidden from everyday view. Writing on The Spinoff last week, Breast Cancer NZ ambassador Stacey Morrison spoke to Chloe Irvine about her experience with breast cancer through lockdown.
To support Breast Cancer Foundation NZ's vital work, The Spinoff is holding a Pink Ribbon Breakfast. Hosted by Stacey Morrison at Kind Cafe in Morningside, Auckland on July 28 from 7:30am, the breakfast will hear from women about their breast cancer journey and foundation advocates about the work they do.
Limited tickets are available here for a donation of $50 or more (and includes breakfast). If you live outside Auckland or are unable to join us for breakfast we still welcome your support for Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
